Patents by Inventor Tao Zhao
Tao Zhao has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20240180645Abstract: A medical robotic system and method of operating such comprises taking intraoperative external image data of a patient anatomy, and using that image data to generate a modeling adjustment for a control system of the medical robotic system (e.g., updating anatomic model and/or refining instrument registration), and/or adjust a procedure control aspect (e.g., regulating substance or therapy delivery, improving targeting, and/or tracking performance).Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Dorin Panescu, Prashant Chopra, Jonathan M. Sorger, Tao Zhao
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Publication number: 20240187780Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an earphone, comprising a sound production component including a transducer and a housing. The earphone further includes and an ear-hook, wherein the ear-hook places the sound production component at a position near an ear canal but not blocking the ear canal. The sound production component and the ear-hook have a first projection and a second projection, respectively, on a sagittal plane. A first distance exists between a centroid of the first projection and a highest point of the second projection along a vertical axis direction, and a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection along the vertical axis direction is in a range of 0.35 to 0.6. A sound outlet is provided on an inner side surface of the housing, other side surfaces of the housing are provided with one or more pressure relief holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 9, 2024Publication date: June 6, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240180631Abstract: A method includes receiving anatomic image data comprising a plurality of graphical units, generating an initial segmented set of the plurality of graphical units associated with an anatomic tree structure, receiving a first indication of a first user selected graphical unit from the plurality of graphical units and a second indication of second user selected graphical unit from the plurality of graphical units, the first and second user selected graphical units being outside the initial segmented set of the plurality of graphical units, and applying a cost function to determine a path between the first and second user selected graphical units and the initial segmented set of the plurality of graphical units.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: June 6, 2024Inventors: Pechin Chien Pau Lo, Jun Ma, Tao Zhao
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Patent number: 12002993Abstract: A mobile power source that has a battery pack including at least two battery cell assemblies each having frame that has a first support member and a second support member, each of the first and second support members including a plurality of cylindrical recesses that receive the plurality of battery cells to support the battery cells. Bus bars are coupled to the first support member via injection molding and each is configured to electrically connect to at least two battery cells. The bus bars each include an elongated conductive body that has a base and fingers extending laterally away from the base. Each of the fingers extend within a first plane, and the base extends within a second plane that is parallel to the first plane and offset therefrom.Type: GrantFiled: September 9, 2022Date of Patent: June 4, 2024Assignee: Milwaukee Electric Tool CorporationInventors: Kyle J. Radovich, Mark E. Brouwer, Michael A. Barrowclift, Max Karbin, Kyle R. Becker, Tao Zhao
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Publication number: 20240176036Abstract: A method includes receiving seismic data and an initial velocity model, generating a first seismic image based at least in part on the seismic data and the initial velocity model, training a machine learning model to predict salt masks based at least in part on seismic images, merging the initial velocity model and the first salt mask to generate a first modified velocity model, generating an updated velocity model based at least in part on the first modified velocity model, generating a second seismic image based at least in part on the updated velocity model, predicting a second salt mask based at least in part on the second seismic image and the updated velocity model, using the trained machine learning model, and merging the updated velocity model and the second salt mask to generate a second modified velocity model.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2022Publication date: May 30, 2024Inventors: Tao Zhao, Chunpeng Zhao, Anisha Kaul, Aria Abubakar
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Publication number: 20240179447Abstract: The present disclosure provides an earphone including a sound production component, an ear hook, and a microphone assembly. The microphone assembly includes a first microphone and a second microphone. The sound production component or ear hook includes a first sound hole and a second sound hole corresponding to the first microphone and second microphone, respectively. An extension line of a line connecting a projection of the first sound hole on a sagittal plane of the user and a projection of the second sound hole on the sagittal plane has an intersection point with a projection of an antihelix, a ratio of a first distance between the projection of the first sound hole on the sagittal plane and the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane to a second distance between the projection of the second acoustic hole on the sagittal plane and the intersection point is 1.8-4.4.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 5, 2024Publication date: May 30, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Patent number: 11997443Abstract: The earphone includes a sound generation component including a transducer; at least a portion of the sound generation component extending into a concha cavity of a user; and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion, the second portion being connected to the first portion, and being connected to the sound generation component to place the sound generation component at a position near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal. The sound generation component has a first projection on a sagittal plane, and the auricle has a second projection on the sagittal plane. A centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction. A ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be in a range of 0.35-0.6.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2023Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Publication number: 20240168194Abstract: A method for modeling a subsurface property for a subterranean volume of interest includes receiving input measurement data representing a subterranean volume of interest, predicting a subsurface property based at least in part on the input measurement data using a first machine learning model, predicting a subsurface property model based at least in part on the subsurface property, the input measurement data, or both, using a second machine learning model, predicting synthetic measurement data based at least in part on the subsurface property model using a third machine learning model, a physics-based model, or both, comparing the synthetic measurement data and the input measurement data, and training the first machine learning model, the second machine learning model, or both based at least in part on the comparing.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2022Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Aria Abubakar, Haibin Di, Tao Zhao, Zhun Li, Cen Li
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Publication number: 20240170479Abstract: An integrated circuit with a fault reporting structure. The fault reporting structure includes a first fault reporting structure formed in at least one metal layer of the integrated circuit and electrically coupled to a first fault reporting pin of the integrated circuit. The first fault reporting structure may be adapted to report whether burnt point forms in the integrated circuit.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 18, 2024Publication date: May 23, 2024Inventors: Chiahsin Chang, Tao Zhao, Xintong Lyu
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Patent number: 11985478Abstract: An earphone, including a sound production component; an ear-hook configured to place the sound production component near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal, at least a portion of the sound production component extends into a concha cavity; and a microphone assembly including a first microphone and a second microphone disposed in the sound production component or the ear hook, the sound production component or the ear hook includes a first sound hole and a second sound hole corresponding to the first microphone and the second microphone, respectively; wherein a projection of the first sound hole on a sagittal plane and a projection of the second sound hole on the sagittal plane have a first distance, a ratio of the first distance to a size of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane along a major axis direction is 0.7-1.2.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: May 14, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11977678Abstract: A medical robotic system includes a viewer for displaying an image of a work site, a gaze tracker for tracking a gaze point of a user on the viewer, and a processor. The processor is configured to: draw an area or volume defining shape, overlaid on the image of the work site, in a position determined by the gaze tracker; assign a fixed virtual constraint to the shape and constrain movement of a robotic tool according to the fixed virtual constraint; receive a user selected action command selecting an image of patient anatomy; and superimpose the selected image of the patient anatomy over the image of the work site within the shape. The selected image of the patient anatomy is registered to the image of the work site.Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: INTUITIVE SURGICAL OPERATIONS, INC.Inventors: Wenyi Zhao, Christopher J. Hasser, Brandon D. Itkowitz, Paul E. Lilagan, David D. Scott, Simon P. DiMaio, David W. Robinson, Tao Zhao
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Patent number: 11979709Abstract: An earphone, including a sound production component; an ear-hook configured to place the sound production component near an ear canal without blocking an opening of the ear canal, at least a portion of the sound production component extends into a concha cavity; and a microphone assembly including a first microphone and a second microphone disposed in the sound production component or the ear hook, the sound production component or the ear hook includes a first sound hole and a second sound hole corresponding to the first microphone and the second microphone, respectively; wherein a projection of the first sound hole on a sagittal plane and a projection of the second sound hole on the sagittal plane have a first distance, a ratio of the first distance to a size of a projection of the sound production component on the sagittal plane along a major axis direction is 0.7-1.2.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Patent number: 11979701Abstract: Disclosed is an open earphone, comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. The ear hook may include a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion may be hung between the auricle of a user and the head of the user, the second portion may extend toward a front outer side of the auricle and connect the sound production component, and the sound production component may be located close to the ear canal but not block the opening of the ear canal; wherein the sound production component and the auricle may have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction, a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be within a range of 0.25-0.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2023Date of Patent: May 7, 2024Assignee: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei Zhang, Peigeng Tong, Guolin Xie, Yongjian Li, Jiang Xu, Tao Zhao, Duoduo Wu, Ao Ji, Xin Qi
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Publication number: 20240139936Abstract: A method is performed by a computing system. The method includes receiving image data from an imaging device, and determining, using the image data, a plurality of image-space tools, each image-space tool associated with a tool of a plurality of tools, each tool controlled by a manipulator of a plurality of manipulators. The method further includes determining a first correspondence between a first image-space tool of the plurality of image-space tools and a first tool of the plurality of tools based on a first disambiguation setting associated with the first tool.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2024Publication date: May 2, 2024Inventors: Simon P. Dimaio, Ambarish G. Goswami, Dinesh Rabindran, Changyeob Shin, Tao Zhao
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Publication number: 20240147120Abstract: Disclosed is an open earphone, comprising a sound production component and an ear hook. The ear hook may include a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion may be hung between the auricle of a user and the head of the user, the second portion may extend toward a front outer side of the auricle and connect the sound production component, and the sound production component may be located close to the ear canal but not block the opening of the ear canal; wherein the sound production component and the auricle may have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively, a centroid of the first projection may have a first distance from a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction, a ratio of the first distance to a height of the second projection in the vertical axis direction may be within a range of 0.25-0.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240147142Abstract: One or more embodiments of the present disclosure provide a speaker. The speaker may include a diaphragm, a magnetic circuit component, a coil connected to the diaphragm, a bracket arranged around the magnetic circuit component, and a housing. At least part of the coil may be arranged in a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit component, and the coil may drive the diaphragm to vibrate to generate sound after the coil is energized. The diaphragm may include a main-body region and a folded-ring region surround the main-body region. The bracket may be connected to a portion of the folded ring region away from the main-body region, and a plurality of air holes may be provided on the bracket. A pressure relief hole may be provided on the housing. Sound from a back surface of the diaphragm may be transmitted to the pressure relief hole through the plurality of air holes, and the plurality of air holes may at least include a first air hole and a second air hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD., KING TONE INNOVATION (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Shanyong GU, Hongqiang ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240147159Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a speaker. The speaker may include a diaphragm; a magnetic circuit component; and a coil connected to the diaphragm, at least part of the coil being arranged in a magnetic gap formed by the magnetic circuit component, and the coil driving the diaphragm to vibrate to generate sound after the coil being energized. The diaphragm may include a main-body region and a folded-ring region surrounding the main-body region, the main-body region may include a first inclined section and a first connecting section connected to the coil, the first inclined section may be attached to a portion of the folded-ring region, and the first inclined section may be tilted in a direction away from the coil with respect to the first connecting section.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 20, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicants: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD., KING TONE INNOVATION (BEIJING) TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Shanyong GU, Hongqiang ZHAO, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240147121Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an open earphone. The open earphone may include a sound production device and an ear hook including a first part and a second part connected in sequence. The first part may be hooked and arranged between an auricle and a head of a user. The second part may extend to a front lateral surface of the auricle and may be connected to the sound production device. The sound production device may be worn at a position that is near an ear canal without blocking an earhole of the user. The sound production device may be at least partially inserted into an auricular concha cavity of the user. An overlap ratio of a projection area of the sound production device on a sagittal plane to a projection area of the auricular concha cavity on the sagittal plane may be not less than 44.01%.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240147112Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an earphone, comprising: a sound production component, at least a portion of the sound production component extending into a concha cavity; ear hook disposed between an auricle and a head of the user, extending toward a side of the auricle away from the head, and connecting the sound production component; in a non-wearing state, the ear hook and the sound production component form a first projection on a first plane comprising an outer contour, a first end contour, an inner contour, and a second end contour, the outer contour, the first end contour, the second end contour, and a tangent segment connecting the first end contour and the second end contour define a first closed curve, a ratio of a projection area of the sound production component on the first plane to a first area of the first closed curve is between 0.25 and 0.4.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI
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Publication number: 20240147133Abstract: An earphone comprises a sound production component and an ear hook including a first portion and a second portion connected in sequence. The first portion is hung between an auricle of a user and a head of the user, and the second portion extends toward a front outer side of the auricle and connects to the sound production component, so that the sound production component is worn at a position near an ear canal but does not block an opening of the ear canal. The sound production component and the auricle have a first projection and a second projection on a sagittal plane, respectively. A first distance between a centroid of the first projection and a highest point of the second projection in a vertical axis direction is within a range of 17 mm-43 mm, and an area of the first projection is within a range of 202 mm2-560 mm2.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2023Publication date: May 2, 2024Applicant: SHENZHEN SHOKZ CO., LTD.Inventors: Lei ZHANG, Peigeng TONG, Guolin XIE, Yongjian LI, Jiang XU, Tao ZHAO, Duoduo WU, Ao JI, Xin QI